What are those gorgeous acid green leaves
- Marge_Talt
- LadyB
- Daffyclay
- Cottage_Garden
- Cottage_Garden
- LadyB
- Marge_Talt
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» Marge_Talt - snorfing and propane and all
Good grief, Lady B...that's a horror story, for sure...too close for comfort around here where our old oil burning boiler blew up a week or so ago - knocked the furnace guy across the room and blew the boiler chimney down. Basement is covered in soot and the house is just now beginning to lose that fuel oil "bouquet"...I'm so glad you caught that before it was too late.So, just how long were you actually able to keep up the snorfing in the mister :-) Seems it would sorta cut into time for doing much else...Oh, LOL! What I really want is a full color photo of you in full "steam" :-)
I'm not a Perlite fan...blasted stuff floats..agree, tho', it is better than Vermiculite, tho' I have used that for seeding in the past with good success..annuals and veggies.
Make sure the kitty litter is plain old variety..look for the cheapest one, that's usually the one that hasn't been doctored.
Yep...seeds that haven't been started are going to have to wait a bit, although there are probably some lurking in my fridge that really ought to be started now and set outside for the winter for the stratification...
-- posted by Marge_Talt
» LadyB - Very nice line, Sonni....
Participation is the key to community. Actually as a participating MEMBER you are a rare bird indeed! (Hear that, the rest of you???) I do wish we could hear from more members.....Carol is so right, and I think it's one of the things that makes Suite101 so very special, that the only qualification an editor needs is to be 'passionate' about her topic. Nobody said we have to be experts before we start. And that's what makes this so real and accessible. Folks would much rather read about our REAL trials and tribulations (and mistakes) than have a REPORT from an expert every two weeks. (Yeah? Yeah? Whaddya say, ye lurking garden multitudes out there.....)
And you're right about THIS close to a truly BAD accident. I have a running line around here that the Faeries drag me around by my sox. I always just seem to wander into what needs attention. Gave JUST a little thought to what if.....I hadn't been the one to find the propane tank, but rather someone with a cigarette.....(*small shudder*) Poor Faeries all need some Motherwort after THAT one.....
And I'm going to Florida too! I'm going to Merritt Island to visit my (ready) High School Drama Coach and his wife and we're going SAILING on Indian River! When I asked if the 'wild things' we might encounter would be alligators, he said no, more likely PORPOISES!! What an article I'm going to have for January!! Stay tuned!
-- posted by LadyB
» Daffyclay - Perlite
Marge and Lady B,I was interested in your discussions of Perlite and Vermiculite (spelling ?) as a rooting agent, along with kitty litter. (Kitty litter - generic - is also good for ice and snow on the sidewalks and driveways. I keep a bag of kitty litter in the trunk of my car in the winter, along with the shovel.
At Hechinger's here in Bethesda, MD., they have at least three grades of potting soil, heavy, medium and light. I find that the medium potting soil has the consistency of kitty litter, but is cheaper and does a good job. I plant my daffodil seeds in the medium potting soil and cover them with a wire mash to keep my "pet" squirrels out.
I think you should give medium potting soil a "twirl." I just have some basic "physic" problem digging in kitty litter. I leave that up to my rascally tom, Ben.
-- posted by Daffyclay
» Cottage_Garden - Terra Cotta Pot Feet?
or bricks in the case of the twelve footers.
-- posted by Cottage_Garden
» Cottage_Garden - I'll read a gardening report on porpoises
(especially if Lady B writes it) any day.Sonni, I think a trilas and tribulations of discovery journal would be great. None of us have ever particularly done what you are trying to do, so all we can offer is guesses. You could be the real live guinea pig who makes intelligent observations about the results and dreams up what to do next. Think of all the fun you could have calling our ideas harebrained after the fact! hehehe
Clay, I have to agree about the kitty litter -- I have not had the job of cleaning out the litterbox for decades but I still have that sort of unpleasant association with it!
I keep bags and bags of sand in the back of my truck all winter. Even with snow tires I seem to need it. Maybe it's the way I drive.
LOL
-- posted by Cottage_Garden
» LadyB - Do Porpoises garden?
...We'll soon find out!That's really interesting about the three grades of soil. Last year I ordered a really light seeding mix which I'll NEVER order again. It just didn't hold up. I used it for some cuttings that I did singly in 3" pots and it got incredibly WEIRD by the time those guys were ready to be potted on. I too use a medium soil that has some sand and some bark in it. Commercially it's MetroMix 510 and it works for everything from cuttings, seedlings, hanging baskets and even big outdoor annual pots. GOOD stuff.
-- posted by LadyB
» Marge_Talt - Hechinger's special
Clay,Thanks for the tip. I generally make my own potting mix, so haven't tried Hechinger's. Will give it a whirl.
-- posted by Marge_Talt
» Marge_Talt - Sentiments and porpoises
Very well put, Lady B...I also wish more members would come out of the woodwork and join in the conversations around here. Or that more non-member readers would join so we can hear about their gardens, too. Don't be shy you guys! We're all interested in what you're doing, too.Take your camera with you and get pics if you do see porpoises...I've always wanted to meet a porpoise. Sounds like you're in for a real treat and so are we when you come back and tell us all about it!
"What ifs" about that propane don't bear thinking about! Your faeries are keeping watch over you, thank heavens.
-- posted by Marge_Talt
» Marge_Talt - terra cotta pot feet
Well, Barbara, two good ideas, but think I'll stick with the gravel...it's working and it's there now!-- posted by Marge_Talt
» Marge_Talt - potting mixes
Lady B...is MetroMix 510 similar to Pro Mix? I use that for the underlayer of seedpots (use granite grit on top) because it's fairly sterile, which my home made mixes are not. Pro Mix is available retail, but it's dear, so I try to con a landscape buddy into getting it for me wholesale - a big bale lasts a long time. If I run out of that, I will use Vermiculite for seeding, but I realy don't like it for much more than annuals.I usually add a bit of granite grit to the Pro Mix, too because those peat based composts tend to break down and pack up after a while and some seed takes a year or more to germinate.
-- posted by Marge_Talt
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